Shazzan (TV series)
- For other uses, see Shazzan.
| Shazzan | |
|---|---|
 On-screen title card. | |
| Created by | Alex Toth |
| Network | CBS |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
| Distributor | Taft Broadcasting |
| Original release | September 9, 1967—January 20, 1968 |
| Run time | 22 minutes |
| Starring | Barney Phillips Jerry Dexter Janet Waldo Don Messick |
| Producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera Lewis A. Marshall |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Writer(s) | Sloan Nibley Walter Black William Lutz |
| Director(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Animation director(s) | Charles A. Nichols |
Shazzan is an American animated supernatural action/adventure television series created by Alex Toth. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera (H-B) for CBS' Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from 1967 to 1968, airing 18 episodes that spanned one season.
Off the coast of Maine, Chuck and Nancy discover two halves of an ancient ring inside a mysterious chest. When putting them together they are transported to the "fabled land of the Arabian Nights" where they meet the omnipotent genie, Shazzan, who can grant them any wishes, except for sending them back home. He can only perform that request once they return the ring to its rightful owner.
The entire series has been released on DVD.
Production
Development
Casting
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.
Episodes
Cast
- Barney Phillips as Shazzan
- Jerry Dexter as Chuck
- Janet Waldo as Nancy
- Don Messick as Kaboobie
Credits
These identical credits appeared at the end of every episode.
- Produced and directed by: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
- Associate producer: Lewis A. Marshall
- Story: Sloan Nibley, Walter Black, William Lutz
- Story supervisor: Tom Dagenais
- Voices: Barney Phillips, Don Messick, Janet Waldo, Jerry Dexter
- Musical director: Ted Nichols
- Production supervisor: Howard Hanson
- Animation director: Charles A. Nichols
- Assistant production supervisor: Victor O. Schipek
- Character designer: Alex Toth
- Layout artists: Homer Jonas, Burt Freund, Mo Gollub, Walt Clinton
- Animators: Hugh Fraser, Hicks Lokey, Joan Orbison, Bernard Posner, Carlo Vinci, Bob Carr, S.C. Onaitis
- Technical supervisor: Frank Paiker
- Background artists: Fernando Arce, Sheila Brown, Sandra Loughry, Phil Lewis, Patricia Frye
- Camera operators: Dick Blundell, John Aardal, Roy Wade, John Pratt
- Supervising film editor: Warner Leighton
- Film Editors: Larry Cowan, Dan Finnerty, Tony Milch
- Sound irectors: Richard Olson, Bill Getty
Crossovers
| Title | Number | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| Space Ghost: "The Final Encounter" | 1 | September 16, 1967 |
| Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: "Shazzan" | 2 | October 1, 2006 |
Legacy
Shazzan had a non-speaking cameo in the first issue of Future Quest, published in 2016. It only went that far due to Shazzan not being approved for a full appearance.[1]
In 2021, Shazzan was added as a recurring character and citizen of Jellystone in HBO Max's Jellystone!
References
- ^ Parker, Jeff in response to @HBGrifkuba, @Cyberjaeger (May 27, 2022). "he was never one of the approved characters that we had to work with". Twitter. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
